{"id":"MAL-2026-18848","summary":"Malicious code in @ikyybella/baileys (npm)","details":"@ikyybella/baileys is a fork of the Baileys WhatsApp Web library that silently subscribes the installer's own WhatsApp account to WhatsApp Channels chosen by the publisher. When the socket connects, code in lib/Socket/newsletter.js sends the WhatsApp w:mex FOLLOW query for the channel ID(s) 120363425000320171@newsletter, using the victim's authenticated session and without telling them. Same behaviour as the PhantomSub family (MAL-2026-17342).","modified":"2026-11-09T23:15:18.652537232Z","published":"2026-10-27T00:00:00Z","database_specific":{"iocs":{"files":[{"digests":{"sha256":"e2e410a6e1e0b071736c08b089d9f253798eeaccaf83f434af6c38298444cdb7"},"paths":["lib/Socket/newsletter.js"]}],"ips":[],"urls":[],"domains":[]}},"references":[{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ikyybella/baileys"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.ox.security/blog/phantomsub-malicious-npm-campaign-secretly-adds-users-to-whatsapp-spam-channels/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"@ikyybella/baileys","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/%40ikyybella/baileys"},"versions":["1.0.0"],"database_specific":{"cwes":[{"description":"The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.","name":"Embedded Malicious Code","cweId":"CWE-506"}],"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/@ikyybella/baileys/MAL-2026-18848.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","credits":[{"name":"CyberXYZ","contact":["https://cyberxyz.io"],"type":"FINDER"}]}